News Japan Coast Guard intends to introduce large unmanned aerial vehicle

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At a regular press conference on the 16th, Japan Coast Guard Secretary Takahiro Okushima announced that he intends to include the necessary expenses for the introduction of large unmanned aerial vehicles in the budget request for the next fiscal year in order to strengthen the offshore surveillance function. "We are preparing for the early start of operation," he said.

According to the Japan Coast Guard, the market is currently being researched by domestic and overseas manufacturers, and the large unmanned aerial vehicles to be introduced, costs, schedules, etc. are being considered.

From October to November last year, Kaiho conducted a demonstration experiment of a large unmanned aerial vehicle based at Hachinohe Airfield in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture. With a budget of about 900 million yen, I used one Sea Guardian (MQ-9B) from General Atomics of the United States.

海保、大型無人機導入へ予算意向

　海上保安庁の奥島高弘長官は１６日の定例記者会見で、洋上監視機能の強化のため、大型無人航空機の導入に向けた必要経費を来年度予算の概算要求に計上する意向を明らかにした。「早期の運用開始を見据え、準備を進めている」と述べた。

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